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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1.2K
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Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Clip: How does Santa come down the chimney?
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Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.

  • Director
    • Jon Stone
  • Writers
    • Jon Stone
    • Joseph A. Bailey
    • Dennis Marks
  • Stars
    • Jim Henson
    • Frank Oz
    • Jerry Nelson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jon Stone
    • Writers
      • Jon Stone
      • Joseph A. Bailey
      • Dennis Marks
    • Stars
      • Jim Henson
      • Frank Oz
      • Jerry Nelson
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Jim Henson
    Jim Henson
    • Kermit the Frog
    • (voice)
    • …
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Bert
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jerry Nelson
    Jerry Nelson
    • Snuffy
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard Hunt
    Richard Hunt
    • Oscar the Grouch (assistant)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Linda Bove
    • Linda
    Northern Calloway
    • David
    Debbie Chen
    • Patty
    Will Lee
    Will Lee
    • Mr. Hooper
    Loretta Long
    • Susan
    Sonia Manzano
    Sonia Manzano
    • Maria
    Bob McGrath
    Bob McGrath
    • Bob
    Roscoe Orman
    Roscoe Orman
    • Gordon
    Alaina Reed-Hall
    Alaina Reed-Hall
    • Olivia
    • (as Alaina Reed)
    Caroll Spinney
    Caroll Spinney
    • Big Bird
    • (voice)
    • (as Carroll Spinney)
    • …
    Jennifer S. Altman
    • Jennifer
    Marlena Attinasi
    • Marlena
    Billy Mack
    Billy Mack
    • Billy
    Kathleen Reilly
    • Kathleen
    • Director
      • Jon Stone
    • Writers
      • Jon Stone
      • Joseph A. Bailey
      • Dennis Marks
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    User reviews18

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    ConnerBonner

    THE BEST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVER!!!!!!!

    Ok, this is one of the best Christmas specials i have ever seen in my whole freakin life!!!!

    By the way I am already 15, and I can happily say that this is my favorite Christmas special other than, A Muppet Christmas Carol.

    But this movie is the best because of all of the great music, Keep Christmas With You, that song is kind of addicting, and if you have not seen this movie, you have to go buy it next time you see it.

    This movie was easliy the best Sesame Street production ever!!
    Indyfan82

    One of the best Christmas specials ever!

    I can't believe nobody else has commented on this yet. This is definitely one of the best Christmas specials ever, for any age. I watch this almost every Christmas. It's a fun video to enjoy. Bert, Ernie, The Count, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Kermit all go ice skating, which is fun to watch. They sing Feliz Navidad. Bert and Ernie act out the classic O. Henry story "The Gift of the Magi", with each selling a precious possession to buy the other something, only to render each other's gifts useless without the items they sold. Mr. Hooper is on there too and that's really neat seeing him on there. Big Bird, Kermit, and Grover all do interviews with children, trying to find out how Santa Claus gets down the chimney. Big Bird is worried about people getting gifts at Christmas if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney. Of course, this is prompted by Oscar the Grouch's teasing, who is actually sorry and worried about Big Bird at the end. The movie is very fun, filled with great songs, and really funny moments, like watching Cookie Monster try to send a letter to Santa Claus without eating his writing utensils in anticipation of the cookies he's going to ask for. You can get this movie on VHS video at Amazon.com and now it's on DVD.
    1021bostoncalifornia

    Brings back great memories

    I first saw this when I was about 4 and I've watched it every Christmas since. It is still entertaining, funny, and heartwarming. From the opening scene at the ice skating rink to the songs to Big Bird's exchanges with Oscar the Grouch. Oscar the Grouch's song is great: "I hate Christmas". Probably the best in the whole movie is Bert and Ernie's scene with Mr. Hooper. Such a shame he died.

    Kermit the Frog is funny, too. These were the good days of Sesame Street, before Elmo-mania.
    10oscar1667

    A Holiday Treat for Kids at Heart

    Everyone has grown up with Sesame Street (at least I did) and this movie was one of my favorites, and still is. I was cleaning out for a garage sale and found the tape of this movie. I immediately went upstairs and popped it in, even though it was the middle of August, and I had flashbacks of watching this movie when I was 3 years old.

    Of course it is hard to find now, probably out of print, but I still have my beat up old tape of this, that I now take good care of.

    Yes, I am an adult now, and every Christmas season, I revist this movie to rekindle what it was like to be a child.

    If you can find it, this is a movie for anyone who grew up watching Sesame Street, and a movie for the vulnerable kid inside us who still believes in magic, something we need in the world today.

    9/10
    10tolmie

    wonderful

    i grew up with the joy that is sesame street, so needless to say, i enjoy anything that will take me back to those times in my life! my family has owned this VHS for years, now, & every single time i come home for Christmas, i skip over the "miracle on 34th street" or "it's a wonderful life" type of movies in order to watch this film. it's an absolutely fabulous treat for the Christmas season! every year my Christmas eve tradition is to watch this movie & i still cry whenever i see it! i would definitely suggest that anyone & everyone who might have ever enjoyed sesame street should watch this movie with friends & family over the holiday season!

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    • Trivia
      Bert and Ernie getting gifts for one another was a take on the 1905 Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi," b O. Henry. In that story, a poor young couple each sell their most valuable possessions in order to afford Christmas gifts for one another; the husband sells his pocket watch to buy his wife a set of fine combs for her hair, while the wife sells her hair to a hairdresser to buy her husband a fob chain for his pocket watch. The original story ends with the gifts that were sacrificed for being virtually useless to the recipient (though they show the dedication the couple have to one another). There was no Mr. Hooper-type character to save the day.
    • Goofs
      The amount of snow on Big Bird when he leaves the roof changes when he walks down the stairs a few moments later.
    • Quotes

      Bob: Mr. Hooper.

      Mr. Hooper: Yes?

      Bob: Happy Chanukah.

      Mr. Hooper: Thank you Bob. And a Merry Christmas to you.

    • Crazy credits
      Cookie Monster continuously burps over the contribution credits at the end.
    • Alternate versions
      When Big Bird and Patty check on Oscar following his ice skating accident, his original line was "Sure. I've been thrown out of better places than that." It was later re-dubbed in post-production (to "Let's go back and do it, again!"), as the original line was deemed too adult.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Feliz Navidad
      Written and Performed by José Feliciano

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sesame Street: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Children's Television Workshop (CTW)
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    • Runtime
      • 1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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